基 (gei1 | ji1) : foundation; base; origin

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基

gei1

ji1

[1] [n] foundation; base [2] [n] origin; basis; root [3] on the basis of; according to; on the strength of [4] [n] group; the base of a chemical compound [5] (Cantonese slang only) phonetic translation of "gay" i.e. male homosexual e.g. 搞基, 基友

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

基

This word has been viewed 17912 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Nov 2015 06:58

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基本法 gei1 bun2 faat3 ji1 ben3 fa3 = basic law

基吧 gei1 baa1 = a gay bar (loanword)

基佬 gei1 lou2 = homosexual man 粵

基婆 gei1 po4*2 = homosexual woman 粵

基督 gei1 duk1 ji1 du1 = Christ

基督教 gei1 duk1 gaau3 ji1 du1 jiao4 = Christianity; Protestantism

基礎 gei1 co2 ji1 chu3 = foundation; basis; base

基金 gei1 gam1 ji1 jin1 = fund

基金會 gei1 gam1 wui6*2 ji1 jin1 hui4 = a foundation

基本 gei1 bun2 ji1 ben3 = fundamental; basic; basis; main
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基本上間屋布置好咗，剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫粵
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 基
Unicode code for this character: U+57fa (off-site link)

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